Mali's military said the situation was 'fully under control' after insurgent attacks on five cities and towns.

On Thursday Trump told CNBC that, as part of any future peace deal, Iran would buy US agricultural products, saying "they need food—corn, wheat and soy—and we'll let only US farmers provide it." Iran's parliament speaker and chief negotiator Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf rejected the claim, saying "imagine your own more than 40 million citizens are on food stamps" and that Iran will decide its own asset policy; he added "watch your malnutrition rate." USDA data show SNAP participation exceeded 42.0 million last year.

Guangzhou Exit-Entry Frontier Inspection Station said as of the 3rd this year foreign entries and exits at Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport exceeded 3.9 mln, up 34% YoY and accounting for more than 41% of the checkpoint’s total traffic, both record highs. Overall entries and exits at the checkpoint topped 10 mln, up 19.6% YoY, reaching the 10 mln mark 34 days earlier than in 2025.